New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22

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Loot so b;deous and cruel a murder as that
~ tho moor unknown girl at Railway has
distinct and dangerous tendency to encourage
ono of the basest, foulest but unhappiiy 0"io''
forms of crime extant.
PHILADELPHIA will not allow Boston to call herseli
tho baseball centre of the American continent
without making gallant effort to estaoiish her
| ION ricbt 70 that proud title The Quaker Cloy'
,,rouob the president Of her own team has peeh
ogernr the Detroit club $4,000 for It's three oesU
rlavers Il don't think we can aholu W SCI
i,st now. was the way Detroit treated tne oiie,.
| doubtless it was wise answer lor cer'"nJ -
would be folly for Michigan TO Ieopardl%e hei own
,,t,,re for the sake of adding to the presCiee u
! the metropolis OF Pennsy lvania-
Several Of the inmates OF the Wayne County
ASYLUM attract much attention BECAUSE Vi az
angular delusions. '"1he Lyons kepuph'sn
sta tes that one OF them, an old man. Dcne'e' .n
~ e constantly balancing kangaroo on his head
and consequently always walks and SITS perfectly
oroct in order 10 keep the kangaroo Dalanccu' One
~ ~ ,,.on,on is convinced that she the mother
., washington For many years, true 10 inc
maternal instinct, she has anxiousy waiUeu luz
tho annearancc of the father of his country An
other of the old men during the elsnO Se"
his confinement in the institution nSe 'An>'u
,i,un o,so than a gold laden ship which he had
49, rrosorce Of mind 10 sink of the South Amcrl-
can coast to prevent the pirates from c"P'ui'H7
- All this has an odd sound, and tho worla ID
fond OF hearing about the queer lancits VI 'ne
insane. But after all does not the elenneh' ia
our population which is outside tho asylunis " i''
about as preposterous delusons as inc ., "Oi
uhich e insidep There is n middlc-aged man
| uault DOtO IN
that he has kangaroo upon his head puI 'h''o
no has MT an elephant answering to the name ol
lGarland upon his hands. 1t is an unaccouh'aole
| dlusion and affords the white-wingcd anger Oh
reform much amusement.
| In the same city resides q young ana niiloio
Private Secretary. lie is out OF his head Oh Ouo
a single point lie never comes over 70 Ne"
York 10 have q talk with the Democratic nail"
GERS and view the political landscape DER pu' nc
60 smittcn with the dclusion that what brouSh1
him this way was merely commission from Ills
wife to match some ecru sewing SILK
Up IN Albany there sits In the Executive man
Der In the Observation-Disclosures NAV e-'he M
Capitol comparatively young man who does not
norsastentIv claim that he Is the mother Of Wash
ington But then his style OF delusion Is equaly
preposterous lie thinks he Is slateshan'
uovor Uevitts rule. "Once q dive always a
ldive il n wholesome one. 1t viii teach the
proprietors of the lowest order Of resorts greatly
needed lesson.
"Iberc Is no chance for water TO freeze IN Ihe
W orld' Office because the only use we put wafer
to is 10 convert 1t into steam IL Is Inc
World itself which volunteers this interesting
statement OF its own relations TO the great anti
saloon fuid 1t VIII be observed that these reia-
lions are a good deal ST ained, that our contem'
porarv washes It's hands OF IL not with water. lts
hostility TO the innocent liquid extreme even
for a Democrat. 1t not only excludes IL from the
beverages which quench The thlnt Oh Inc
World'sn people, but it actually goes oiar DIS "
prohibit its Gators and repolter-so at lefe'o we
gather from its own words-frOm admitting IL ln'o
their bath tubs and wash bowls 1.-The only use
c we put water to is to convert 1t into stoan'
5 with what Joy the great unwashed must nave
G hailed these words Of "The World 1ndoIsins uneh
policy. OF course tho conclusion Is unavoidable
I that orders have been given requiring all thoe'
connected with ."1he World to perform then
ab,utions In milk. pure creamy milk. And since
Cleopatra, Mn. Hemans and other professional
: beauties agree that milk Is just lovely for The
u complexion the order doubtless gives genera
{ satisfaction. L. S.-What makes The Word
Z use v alter to make steam? To be consistent anc
thorough IL ought to try making steam from soul
7 mash or something that IA not watery'
= WHY should not the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
= run trains all nightS The New-York roads yielded
TO tho pressure OF public opinion ON tins suoJec'
: long ago and night trains indispensable
" SO il has been on the Bridge. Trains once an houi
after l a M In Brooklyn would probably satisfy
. tho demand at present The railroad authorities
abould not hesitate 10 run them for fear they may
= not Jay. They certainly viii ray in time, II mol
u at first.
. Buffalo peoplc now speak OF Grand Island
! which lies within easy distance of their city, Is
! the future Coney Island OF Buffalo IL remains
20 be seen whether tho citizens of this metropolis
arc generous and polite enough to refer TO ConeI
c island as the present Grand Island of New York
l. Eng1neer Emery's plan for reconstructng th'
4 Nev-Yorx Bridge station so 10 permit trains
" six cars to be nun apparently practicable one
J. The only serious objection to IL Is that tram
If bound for the south side OF the proposed centra
r. platform must the tracks OF trains starun'
r from the north side. There does not seem 10 d.
- any easy way OF avoiding this arrangement bu
g certainly an element OF danger Is introduced her
=, that should receive careful attention before th'
plan is carried into effect. good idea In con
y nection with the matter the closing oil the pres
= ert promenade on the approach hhu oio'"un
c IL to the level OF the walk on The Bridge proper
e This would remove the stairway which was IN
n cause of the distressing accident on Decoration
l. pay IN 1883 In order to provide more room TO
q switching. however, what objection is there L
st extending the entire station TO the eastward thu
ID providin1 the extra needed ut the end o
~ the station where the switching now done
N without running the tracks over the street? III
> platforms for passengers could easily be wldene
by extending them the roadways. Woul
~ not this be simpler than the plan considered b.
" The trustees on Wednesdays
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